Texas Department of Agriculture

Form | NSLP/SBP |Technology-Based Confirmation | Exemption September 10, 2021

The requirement for a confirmation review may be waived if the CE has a technology-based system that not only demonstrates a high-degree of verification accuracy when processing household applications but also meets criteria determined by TDA that supports continued accuracy of the system. A high degree of accuracy is defined as a less than 5% eligibility determination error rate on the CE’s most recent Administrative Review.

If approved, the technology-based confirmation exemption is in effect as long as the CE’s most recent Administrative Review (AR) indicates a 5% or less eligibility determination error rate. If the CE’s most recent Administrative Review (AR) indicates an eligibility determination error rate of greater than 5%, the exemption is no longer in effect.

Questions about an exemption to use technology-based confirmations may be submitted to TDA by email to SNPWaivers@TexasAgriculture.gov. Technology-Based Confirmation should be recorded in the subject line of the email.

  To submit a request to TDA, please take the following actions:

• Complete the Technology-Based Confirmation Exemption Request Form located in the Texas Unified Nutrition Programs System (TX-UNPS), Download Forms, NSLP/SBP Exemptions and Waivers.
  
  
• Retain a copy of the submitted form for the CE’s records.
  
  
• Click Submit when the form is completed.